Andrew Welsh-Huggins writes for the Associated Press: “Police officers and investigators on Thursday were searching the high school attended by two football players who raped a 16-year-old girl after an alcohol-fueled party last summer, Ohio Attorney Gen…
Sandra Park writes for the ACLU’s Blog of Rights: “Last year in Norristown, Pa., Lakisha Briggs’ boyfriend physically assaulted her, and the police arrested him. But in a cruel turn of events, a police officer then told Ms. Briggs, ‘You are on three stri…
Tara Culp-Ressler writes for ThinkProgress: “For the first time in the past seven years, the federal government has issued specific guidelines for the way that health professionals, law enforcement officers, and prosecutors should respond to sexual assau…
Laura Beck writes for Jezebel: “When the assault happened in Forest Hills Central High School’s soundproof band room in 2010, the girl reported it to a teacher, who took the issue to the principal. The principal didn’t immediately offer the girl aid or a…
Heidi Evans writes for the NY Daily News: “More than 20% of women in the U.S. military have experienced unwanted sexual contact, a new report shows.”